五、先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
When Sean was only a 5 - year - old boy, his father’s friend Paul once 1 the little boy home in his police car. Sean was interested in the car, the lights and the uniform. He decided to be a hero like Paul.
However, a high school English teacher 2 Sean’s dream. She believed that Sean had a true gift for 3 and should not waste it being a police officer. Sean followed his teacher’s 4, and finally he became a reporter for a newspaper. During the following years, Sean changed several jobs but 5 made him really happy. Actually, he never really gave up his childhood 6 of being a policeman. “I feel like a loser,” Sean said. He was 7 and lost 25 pounds in a few months.
For a long time, Sean sent emails for a job as a police officer. There was no reply. One morning, Sean checked the email box as usual, and he found an unexpected (意想不到的) email in his box. Was it possibly 8 this time?
Sean was excited when he saw the 9. It was from one of Sean’s old friends. He wrote, “Phoenix is in great need of police officers. Do you still want to be a police officer?”
“Phoenix is a city 500 miles away from 10 home,” said Sean. “But if I get this 11, I will be reborn.”
In order to pass the test to enter the police academy (学院), Sean 12 began training, setting a daily running goal of a mile and a half. 13, Sean passed the written exam and completed the physical test. Later, Sean finished his education in the police academy.
The following year, Sean got a prize as a policeman 14 he did an excellent job. “It took me 35 years. But a promise is a promise,” Sean said. “I have made it. It just proves that it’s never too 15 to achieve my dream.”
() 1. A. guided
B. led
C. carried
D. drove
() 2. A. broke
B. made
C. kept
D. achieved
() 3. A. listening
B. writing
C. singing
D. fighting
() 4. A. victory
B. rule
C. advice
D. budget
() 5. A. something
B. nothing
C. everything
D. anything
() 6. A. life
B. work
C. dream
D. memory
() 7. A. happy
B. sad
C. excited
D. angry
() 8. A. new
B. different
C. strange
D. interesting
() 9. A. email
B. paper
C. number
D. fact
() 10. A. his
B. your
C. my
D. her
() 11. A. chance
B. lesson
C. job
D. wish
() 12. A. hardly
B. slowly
C. quietly
D. quickly
() 13. A. At least
B. At first
C. In the end
D. In fact
() 14. A. because
B. though
C. until
D. if
() 15. A. early
B. late
C. long
D. short

1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. B

1. 根据后文"in his police car"可知，这里应该是开车送他回家，drive sb. home表示“开车送某人回家”，所以选D。
2. 根据后文Sean放弃当警察的梦想可知，老师破坏了他的梦想，break有“破坏，打破”的意思，所以选A。
3. 根据后文"become a reporter"可知，老师认为他有写作天赋，write“写作”，所以选B。
4. follow one's advice表示“听从某人的建议”，是固定搭配，所以选C。
5. 根据句意“在接下来的几年里，Sean换了几份工作，但没有什么能让他真正快乐”，nothing符合语境，所以选B。
6. 根据前文提到他的梦想是当警察，这里应该是从未放弃童年的梦想，dream“梦想”，所以选C。
7. 根据"I feel like a loser"可知，他应该是悲伤的，sad“悲伤的”，所以选B。
8. 根据前文“没有回复”，这里应该是问这次是否不同，different“不同的”，所以选B。
9. 根据前文提到他查看邮箱，这里应该是看到邮件，email“邮件”，所以选A。
10. 这里表示“凤凰城离他的家有500英里远”，his“他的”，所以选A。
11. 根据句意“但如果我得到这份工作，我将重获新生”，job“工作”，所以选A。
12. 根据语境，为了通过考试，他应该是迅速开始训练，quickly“迅速地”，所以选D。
13. 根据后文他通过了考试，这里应该是最后，in the end“最后”，所以选C。
14. 根据句意“第二年，Sean作为一名警察获得了一个奖项，因为他工作出色”，because“因为”，所以选A。
15. 根据句意“这证明实现梦想永远不会太晚”，late“晚的”，所以选B。